Where does “aflezen” come from?

aflezen (Dutch) comes from Dutch lezen, from Middle Dutch lēsen, from Old Dutch lesan, from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

aflezen (Dutch): to read off, to read from a measurement device

Definitions

to read off, to read from a measurement device

Ancestry of “aflezen”, step by step

aflezen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lezen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	lezen	to read; to gather
2	Middle Dutch	lēsen	to collect, gather, read
3	Old Dutch	lesan	to gather, to collect; to read
4	Proto-West Germanic	*lesan	—
5	Proto-Germanic	lesaną	to gather, collect
6	Proto-Indo-European	les-	to gather, to collect

via Dutch af

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	af	off; off, from; finished, done
2	Middle Dutch	af	off, out, away; of, about
3	Old Dutch	af	—
4	Proto-Germanic	ab	away from; away
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂epo	from, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “aflezen”

afleesbaar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →